I’m delighted to be back at Imaging USA this week in Phoenix! I’ll be doing a talk/live demo on ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Lighting’ in West Building / 3rd Floor / Room 301A at 5pm today Sunday, January 12th.

It’s your chance to be one of the first people in the U.S. to see and hold the new Sony 4K Camcorders and all the latest gear including the Camera-of-the-Year Sony A7R at the Sony Electronic booth from Sunday, January 12th – Tuesday, January 14th at Imaging USA in Phoenix.

Come by the Sony Booth 601 at Imaging USA to hear talks by Sony Artisans Matthew Jordan Smith, Robert Evans, Jeff Berlin and me along with our very special guests, photographers Scott Robert Lim, Joe Brady and Robert Leslie.

SUNDAY – JANUARY 12, 2014

11:30-11:55am
Robert Evans
“Valuable Tips on How to Improve your Wedding Images to add to Your Profit”

Please come join me at SNAP Orlando for a Workshop on the Secrets of Great Portrait Lighting on May 5th. SNAP Orlando is a great photography event for Florida – it’s your chance to meet my fellow speakers including photographer Jill Greenberg and Brian Clamp, Director of ClampArt Gallery in New York.

Description: Sony Artisan of Imagery/Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith will share his use of lighting modifiers to create bold iconic portrait photography of Hollywoodâ€™s A-list. Youâ€™ll learn how to work quickly under pressure, on productions both small and large.

I’ll be presenting an all-new portrait lighting seminar at PhotoPlus Expo this fall. Expanding upon the lighting portions of my talk and book Secrets of Great Portrait Photography, this seminar will focus on how to master light. This is my third year speaking at PhotoPlus, but I’ve been attending for the past 20. Every time I’m asked to speak, I start with one single thought, “would I shell out money to sit through this talk?” With that in mind I’ve crammed two hours with all the lighting tips and tricks I wish someone told me about lighting when I was starting out. I’ll break down many of my favorite celebrity portrait shoots to show you how we lit them – but more importantly why I lit them the way I did. Come eager to learn ways to use light to get the look you want and to make everyone you photograph look and feel like a star.

Mastering great portrait lighting begins with a simple understanding how to control what light reveals and shadows hide. The best way to understand how to control and shape light is to first break lighting down to a few simple principles beginning with an understanding of how light can create drama and enhance the mood. Celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith shares his use of lighting modifiers to control and shape light and shadow to create bold iconic portraits of Hollywood’s A-list. You’ll learn how to work quickly under pressure, on productions both small and large. Learn how to control the quality of light had how the choice between hard light and soft light allows you to control the mood. From his simple problem-solving approach to both sculpting light in the studio and how to overcome harsh daylight by blending strobe with ambient light to on location, you’ll learn how to take cues from reality make the most of great light when you find it and to create it when you don’t. Smith will share celebrity portraits of from his books ART & SOUL and SECRETS OF GREAT PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY to share ways that you can make everyone you photograph look and feel like a star.